Pistachio edges higher on fresh buying

Pistachio prices edged up by

Rs 10 per kg at the wholesale dry fruits market in the national

capital today largely on the back of increased buying by

retailers and stockists amidst fall in supplies from overseas markets.

Prices of pistachio hairati and peshwari rose by Rs 10 each to conclude at Rs 1,580-1,610 and Rs 1,670-1,690 per kg, respectively.

Marketmen said increased offtake by retailers and stockists amid fall in supplies from overseas markets, mainly pushed up pistachio prices.

Following are today's quotations (per 40 kgs):

Almond (California-new) Rs 19,500-19,800, almond-gurbandi Rs 11,000-12,000, almond (girdhi) Rs 4,500-4,700, abjosh afghani Rs 8,000-25,000, almond kernel (california) Rs 690-700 per kg, almond kernel (gurbandi) Rs 650-750 per kg, chilgoza-(Roasted) (1 kg) Rs 2,300-2,400, cashew kernel 1 kg (no 180) Rs 1,070-1,075, cashew Kernel (no 210) Rs 960-980, cashew kernel (no 240) Rs 875-880, cashew kernel (no 320) Rs 765-775, cashew kernel broken 2 pieces Rs 720-765, cashew kernel broken 4 pieces Rs 600-715, cashew kernel broken 8 pieces Rs 500-660, copra (qtl) Rs 17,000-20,000, coconut powder (25 kgs) Rs 4,300-5,000, dry dates-red (qtl) Rs 3,200-11,000, fig Rs 25,000-35,000 (40 kgs), kishmish kandhari local Rs 8,000-10,000 (40 kgs),

kishmish kandhari special Rs 10,000-20,000 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian yellow (40 kgs) Rs 8,000-8,500 (40 kgs), kishmish Indian green Rs 10,000-13,000 (40 kgs), pistachio Irani Rs 1,300-1,500 (1 kg), pistachio hairati Rs 1,580-1,610 (1 kg), pistachio peshawari-new Rs 1,670-1,690 (1 kg), pistachio dodi (roasted) 770-900 (1 kg), walnut Rs 350-450 and walnut kernel (1 kg) Rs 650-1,050.